“A pen with a sharp end? A fountain pen?”
“Yes!”
“Well, I do have one, but…”
“Please lend it to me!”
Luke, puzzled but compliant, took out a fountain pen tucked in the front of his shirt.
Bonita, taking the pen from him, opened the cap. As she did, a sharp pen tip was revealed with a squeaky sound.
The servant watched the young lady with a puzzled look.
“Is she planning to draw something?”
Rumors about Bonita’s skill in drawing had long spread throughout the mansion.
However, the rumors were just rumors; only Mary and a few maids had witnessed Bonita drawing.
‘Finally, I get to see a drawing by the young lady!’
The servant eagerly observed with anticipation what Bonita would draw on the balloon he had made.
A puppy’s eyes? Nose?
According to Mary, Bonita had the ability to make people gasp in surprise with her drawing skills, so the balloon puppy might transform into a real one.
However…
“Oh!”
As Bonita pressed the fountain pen onto the surface of the balloon with force, the servant and Luke both reached out their hands.
It happened instantly.
With a surprising sound, the balloon burst. Luke quickly hugged Bonita.
There was concern that she might burst into tears from the shock. Luke asked her as he looked at Bonita, who was blinking her eyes while being held.
“Bonita, weren’t you scared? Are you okay?”
“Wow…”
Contrary to the worry, Bonita was only surprised by the sound of the balloon popping and wasn’t frightened.
Held in Luke’s arms for a while, Bonita soon sparkled with excitement.
“Did you hear that? The sound was really loud just now!”
“…Aren’t you scared?”
Bonita shook her head with a gleeful expression, wiggling her arms and legs. Luke gently put her down on the ground.
As her feet touched the ground, Bonita approached the balloon debris with an excited expression. The servant expressed sympathy.
“It burst. Should I blow another one for you, Miss?”
“Yeah.”
The servant rummaged in his pocket and took out a long balloon. Bonita stood beside him, watching with interest as he inflated the balloon.
“Here you go, Miss.”
In just a few minutes, the servant skillfully made a balloon in the shape of a puppy. With a smiling face, he handed the balloon to Bonita and said, “Be careful not to burst it next time.”
Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, the balloon burst again.
Hearing the sound, Bonita, holding the remaining balloon debris in her hand and holding a fountain pen, looked back at the servant.
‘…Huh?’
A suspicion crossed the servant’s mind. That is, perhaps, the young lady had never intended to draw in the first place…
And his assumption soon became reality. Bonita, with a twinkle in her eyes, reached out her hand to him.
“Could you make one more?”
Bonita constantly shouted, “One more time!”
Luke, the person in charge of inflating, clapped, saying that our daughter also bursts balloons well next to her.
In the end, the servant had to blow balloons for several hours until Bonita was satisfied that day.
By the time he left, the challenging floor cleaning had all been finished.
“What’s up, Thomas. Come quickly for dinner.”
“Huh? Is the work done?”
Having heard his colleague’s words, Thomas, holding his inflated cheek too much, pondered.
‘Is he slacking off today?’
Upon reflection, it seemed better to simply inflate balloons than bend his waist and rub the floor. The young lady seemed happy too.
‘…This is good, isn’t it?’
He thought he would be glad if the young lady asked him to inflate balloons again tomorrow, and he followed his colleague with light steps.
Bang.
Luke, watching Bonita happily burst balloons, smiled with a satisfied face.
Bonita was sound asleep on the sofa in the playroom. She snored, exhausted from playing so much.
Luke covered her with a small blanket on her stomach, making sure she lay straight without twisting her body.
After covering even the pillow, he left the room. He was careful when closing the door in case Bonita woke up.
“Your Excellency?”
“Hush.”
Meeting eyes with Aria, he spoke quietly.
“You probably have something to say too. Follow me.”
Aria nodded silently and followed him.
‘Ha.’
Listening to the footsteps of the woman behind him, Luke, who had been paying attention to her, felt amused that he was overly concerned about her.
It didn’t take long to enter the room. Luke completely ignored the maid who was following.
Inside the room, there were only Luke and Aria.
A heavy silence filled the air.
Luke tried to read Aria’s expression. It was difficult to explain what he was feeling right now.
Betrayal?
No, describing it like that wouldn’t be right.
Confusion?
It seemed a bit closer to the correct answer than before, but it couldn’t perfectly fit the situation.
Luke spoke first.
“Yes, you said you lost your memory.”
“…”
“If that’s the case, why would Bonita grow up for 7 years not knowing her own birthday, and why can’t you answer this time either?”
“That…!”
In a resentful retort, Aria bit her lip as if on the verge of tears.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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